Airlines’ fuel surcharges have no relationship whatsoever to the cost of fuel
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Fuel surcharges are the most egregious on international flights where, the study shows, airlines have been relying upon them to cut out tiny profit margins owed to travel agents.
Fuel surcharges --those fees that airlines say they add to ticket prices to compensate for higher fuel costs -- have increased twice as fast as fuel prices in the past year, according to a new study.
What's more, most airlines have not reduced fuel surcharges since 2009, despite dips in fuel prices over that time, according to the study by the corporate travel management company Carson Wa
